RFC: mod_perl PHP integration

[John ORourke <suppressed>]

Hi folks,

My simple CMS has become a bit of a behemoth, and I want to complete its 
transformation into Optimus Prime by allowing my developers to write 
plug-in modules in PHP, Java etc.

I read this: 
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2007/10/12/java_application_server_zend/
(summary: php and java getting it on) and wondered if the mod_perl 
community should be doing something similar - some form of link from 
mod_perl to mod_php, so that something like the following would be possible:

sub type_handler {
  ....
  $r->pnotes("php-handler", Apache2::PHP->new($r)  );  # fictional module!
}

sub response_handler {
  ...
  $php=$r->pnotes("php-handler");
  $some_php_code = .....
  $php->run( $some_php_code );
  ...
}

Back to the beer, looking forward to flames, redirects, and ideas!

John